2008 April | Out of Debt Again

Citicards Update

By Mrs. Accountability on April 11th, 2008

A few days ago, I admitted my mistake in not making my FIRST payment to my new 0% interest card.

I promised that I would let you know as soon as I knew, whether my rates had been raised, and if I’d been charged a late fee.

1. I was charged a late fee. [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

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By Mrs. Accountability on April 8th, 2008

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Nice Save

By Mrs. Accountability on April 7th, 2008

After the “Loser” incident last Friday, I should share with you one of my serendipitous “Nice Saves”.

My boss gave me another impromptu assignment last Wednesday. I was to make the room reservations for several of our instructors who are attending a conference next month.

As it turns out, all the rooms at the [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

"Wiggle" Room

By Mrs. Accountability on April 5th, 2008

Paid Twice has written two posts now about having some “wiggle” room in the budget.

I admire PT for being so focused on debt reduction, I recognize myself in her. But that was many years ago. I sometimes want to kick myself for not having that drive, the desire to be debt-free so strongly. [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Loser with a Capital L

By Mrs. Accountability on April 4th, 2008

That’s what I feel like tonight!!!!!

I remember trying to get an automatic payment set up with the new ZERO PERCENT interest card, and I couldn’t remember when the payment was due. I thought maybe on the 7th, or the 9th, or TODAY.

I was gone working with my husband all day long, with [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Phone Quotes - Becoming Less of an Option

By Mrs. Accountability on April 3rd, 2008

Along with customer service, phone quotes are apparently becoming a thing of the past.

Yesterday my boss gave me an impromptu assignment. Find a plumber that could roto-root out our kitchen plumbing. Apparently one of our volunteers put a gallon or so of cooked asparagus down the disposal. Asparagus is very fibrous and it [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

When Being Poor Warps Your Thinking

By Mrs. Accountability on April 1st, 2008

I remember when our income was so meager that I didn’t bother to look to see how much something cost, because I didn’t have even five extra dollars to buy it. When more money started coming in, I remember the astonishment when looking at an item and thinking I’d done without that little thing [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]